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baldilocks:
Sights and Sounds — Scenes from the underground: the ANSWER, etc. Anti-War, Anti-Bush Protests were conducted all across the country today to coincide with same in the DC area, so I went to observe some leftists in their natural habitat. — Keeping in mind that I'm no great judge of numbers of people …
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Kris / Reflections of a libertarian Republican:
Anti-War Rally in D.C.: Speakers Label Bush "War Criminal"; Call for Impeachment — More than 100,000 people converged on the ellipse under overcast skies just south of the White House in Washington, D.C. this morning for an anti-war, anti-Bush, anti-capitalist rally.
Dr. Rusty Shackleford / The Jawa Report v3.0 Beta: Conspiracy Theories Abound at Sheehan Antiwar Rally
MSNBC:
Anti-war demonstrators stage day of protest — Tens of thousands rally in marathon day of song, remembrance — WASHINGTON - Crowds opposed to the war in Iraq surged past the White House on Saturday, shouting "Peace now" in the largest anti-war protest in the nation's capital since the U.S. invasion.
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Washington Post:
Antiwar Protests Commence in Washington — Thousands of protesters against the war in Iraq rallied today in Washington and other U.S. and European cities to demand the return of U.S. troops in what organizers hope will be the largest gathering since the war began more than two years ago.
Houston Chronicle:
Thousands getting jump on three-day plan for return — Hoping to beat gridlock as over 2.5 million evacuees try to make their way back to Houston and the Gulf Coast, thousands have begun their journeys home. — What they didn't wait to find out: Most schools, including …
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CNN:
Rita growing weaker, slower — Wind, threat of more flooding halts rescue operations — LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana (CNN) — The remnants of what had been Hurricane Rita dragged closer to their demise, but residual winds, flooding threats and darkness have forced an end to search-and-rescue efforts in southwest Louisiana.
Washington Post:
Rita Lands Weakened Punch — Catastrophe Is Avoided, but Wary Eyes Look to Flooding — LAKE CHARLES, La., Sept. 24 — Hurricane Rita, packing 120-mph winds and torrential rains, bulldozed up the Texas-Louisiana corridor Saturday, leaving scarred countryside and mugged towns in its wake, but apparently causing little loss of life.
Mike Madden / tennessean.com:
Democrats skeptical about Frist stock sale — Senator's office denies he acted on inside info — WASHINGTON — A federal inquiry into Sen. Bill Frist's stock sales might pose a political stumbling block for the Tennessee Republican as he prepares a possible presidential campaign.
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Dan Eggen / Washington Post:
Claim Atta Was Named Debated — Security Chief Denies Getting Chart Identifying Hijacker — National security adviser Stephen J. Hadley yesterday denied receiving a Defense Department chart that allegedly identified lead terrorist Mohamed Atta before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks …
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Mark Townsend / Observer:
Bush plea for cash to rebuild Iraq raises $600 — An extraordinary appeal to Americans from the Bush administration for money to help pay for the reconstruction of Iraq has raised only $600 (£337), The Observer has learnt. Yet since the appeal was launched earlier this month …
Justin Webb / BBC:
Katrina prompts charity not change — When Hurricane Katrina devastated the city of New Orleans three weeks ago, the authorities were criticised for not doing enough for those least able to help themselves. — With the spotlight shining on the country's social and economic inequalities …
Billmon:
Heart of Darkness … I didn't go to the big anti-war demo in Washington today — and not just because I have the normal responsibilities of a middle-aged parent with a house, a mortgage, a dog and a backyard that badly needs mowing. I could have evaded all of those things.
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Observer:
Britain to pull troops from Iraq as Blair says 'don't force me out' — · Defence Secretary confident withdrawal will start in May — · Plan follows pressure for exit strategy — Peter Beaumont and Gaby Hinsliff — British troops will start a major withdrawal from Iraq next …
Michael Scherer / Salon:
Get his robes ready — Conservatives gloat, senators posture and NPR's Nina Totenberg lobbies to protect her vacation plans as John Roberts' nomination sails through. — WASHINGTON — The leading generals in the fight to defeat the Supreme Court confirmation of John G. Roberts Jr. could not even get a seat in the room.
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Peter Mathews / Lexington Herald-Leader:
Jackson schools' week cut to 4 days — WILL COST LESS; SOME SAY MOVE IS RUSHED — McKEE — Across Kentucky, school districts are cutting field trips, redrawing bus routes or curtailing athletic events to cope with rising fuel costs. But no one's making quite as dramatic a change as Jackson County.
Associated Press:
Cardinal breaks conclave vow of secrecy — Details of papal conclave revealed — VATICAN CITY (AP) — A cardinal has broken his vow of secrecy and released his diary describing the conclave that elected Pope Benedict XVI, revealing in an exceedingly rare account that a cardinal from Argentina …
Ken Hoffman / Houston Chronicle:
A little disappointed, a lot relieved — I threw a hurricane party Friday night, but the guest of honor stood me up. — Anybody want to buy 10 packs of D-cell batteries and 32 bottles of water? — Hurricane Rita barely brushed Galveston and pretty much missed Houston.
